Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-02-10

bill appropriating $4,000 for the spec
ial distribution of seeds in the drouth
stricken section of Texas, and after con
siderable debate the bill passed. The
house bill TO bridge the Missouri river
between Omaha and Council Bluffs was
reported from the committee on com
merce and passed. The senate then
passed the bill authorizing the removal
of the quarantine station from Ship Is
land, Miss. It appropriates $45, 900. The
senate then adjourned.
House-The credentials CT Hugh
81. Price, from the Eigth congress
sional district OF Wisconsin, to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of his
father, were presented and he qualified.
On motion of Henderson, of Iowa, the
bill was passed authorizing the construc-
ton of passenger bridge across the
Mississippi river at Dubuque, Iowa.
The house then went into committee of
the whole, Blount, of Georgia in the chair
on the pleuro pneumonia bill. MIR.
Cutcheon, of Michigan, offered an
amendment providing that the experts be
appointed under the civil service rules.
This was voted down but Cutcheon raised
the point of no quorum and the commit
tee rose and the house adjourned.
THURSDAY, Feb. 3.
Senate-The resolution offered last SEES
sion by Ingalls,, to discharge the commit
tee on pensions from further considera
ton of the bill removing the limitation
on application for arrears of pensions.
was taken up and ingalls, stated his OBJ
ject was to have the bill brought before
the senate for action. The resolution
was agreed to, yeas, q; nays, 26, and the
bill was placed on the calendar. The
resolution heretofore offered by Sen.
Plumb, calling on the secretary of the in
terror for information as to whether
there is any rule of the pension Office
whereby any applicant for pension is
denied hearing by reason of being also
petitioued to congress, was taken up and
discussed. After the executive session
the senate adjourned.
House-The house went into committee
of the whole, Blount (Georgia) in the
chair, on the pleuro- pneumonia bill, the
pending amendment being the one offer
ed by Cutcheon (Michigan), providing
that the experts and agents to be ap-
pointed in pursuance of this act shall be
appointed under the civil service rules.
1t was lost Mr.. Butterworth, of Ohio Of
fered an amendment reducing from three
quarters to one-half the value of the AMI
NAL when sound, the compensation which
may be allowed the owners of cattle for
animals slaughtered under the provisions
of this act. Agreed to; yeas ITO, nays So.
Without concluding the consideration of
the bill the committee rose and the house
adjourned.
FRIDAY, Feb. 4.
Senate. In the senate Hoar re-
ported the resolution for an in
vestigation of the Pacific railroads and
asked for it's immediate consideration.
The senate then proceeded to the con-
sideration of the senate bill to credit and
pay to the several states and territories
and the District of Columbia all money
collected under the direct tax levied by
the act of August 5, 1861. The bill passed
with but one dissenting vote Wan
Wyck's). The senate then took up the
railway attorney bill and Hoar's amend
ment was adopted in the nature of a sub
stitute for Beck's railroad attorney bill.
After the debate Sen. Beck demanded
the ayes and noes upon the passage of
the bill, stating that there was nothing
in the bill that he cared much about, but
that the house of representatives might
put something on it and he wanted to
give the house chance. The bill was
then passed. Yeas, 80; nays, Ia.
House-Randall from the committee on
rules reported the resolution discharging
the committee of the whole from further
considering the senate bill for the re-
tirement and recoinage of trade dollars
and making the bill special order in the
house for February 18th. Adopted.
The house at its evening session passed
thirty-nine pension bills and at 10:4O ad-
iOurned